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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Postal services get exclusive '.post' address

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created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Global postal services will soon have their own address on the Internet, after the web's authority for assigning domain names ICANN, said on Friday that it had approved the new address dot post (.post).


People learn to use the Internet in Gabon

Internet still under US grip: forum delegates

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Internet is still under the control of the United States, participants at a governance forum said, despite a move by America to loosen its grip over the private corporation that administers the net.


Egypt applies for first Arabic domain name

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Egypt's technology minister says the country has applied to register an all-Arabic domain name.


In future it will be possible to write an entire website address in any of the world's language scripts

Multilingual web address system approved

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created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 7

The nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses approved Friday the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean and other scripts not based on Latin characters in a decision that could make the Web dramatically more ...


Internet set for change with non-English addresses (AP)

Internet set for change with non-English addresses

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 31

(AP) -- The Internet is set to undergo one of the biggest changes in its four-decade history with the expected approval this week of international domain names - or addresses - that can be written in languages ...


US to share Internet review amid worldwide growth

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- As Internet use expands worldwide, the United States said Wednesday it will give other governments and the private sector a greater oversight role in an organization whose decisions affect how computers relay traffic ...


Changes appear to be in store this week for the low profile but powerful body that administers the Web.

Changes loom for ICANN

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created Sep 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Changes appear to be in store this week for the low profile but powerful body that administers the Web.


ICANN hires former cybersecurity chief as new CEO (Update)

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created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Internet agency with key oversight of the monikers behind every Web site, e-mail address and Twitter post named former U.S. cybersecurity chief Rod Beckstrom Friday as its next chief executive.